Wall or cabinet bed.



N. B. DOUGLASS. WALL 0R CABINET BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18 1908. 4

Patented Nov. 9, 1909.-

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NAPOLEONB. DOUGLASS, or SEATTLE, wasmne'ron.

. WALL on CABINET BED. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 190a.

Application filed November 18, 1908. Serial No. 463 291.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON B. DOUG- LASS, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and a resident-of the city of Seattle, in

scription progresses and those structural;

features, arrangements and combinations of "parts in which my inventionresides, suc- --c1nctlfy defined in my annexed clalms.

Re erring now to the accompanying drawing,-in which my invention in aform now preferred by me, is illustrated, Figure 1 is a side view partlyin section showin in closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowingthe bed open, or in position for use, and Figs. 3 and 4 aredetail fragmentary views, on enlarged scale, illustrating moreparticularly the swingingly supported leg.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference, [indicates the jambof the cabi net which may be set into the wall of a roonr'or otherwiseprovided. Within said jamb is supported by hangers 2, the bed frame tothe outer side of which is secured l'langers 2 are 1 secured at 3"toithesides of said jamb and as at 5 to the side rails t of the bed frame,thereby supporting said frame for vertical swinging to and from aclosedpositio'n and also for swinging bodily outwardly of the saidcabinet or recess. Side rails 4 are provided at their inner-end portionswith extensions 'or arms ,6, having bearing members 7 which may be inthe form of rollers, asshown, for engagement with tracks 8, which tracksare arranged to be engaged by said bearing members, during openingmovement of the bed, so that in traveling through their arc-' like pathssaid bearing. members will by engaging said tracks force the bed frameoutwardly to the position shown in F ig. 2. hangers 2 swinging on pivots3 during this operation and consequently lifting to a slight degree theinner end portion of the bed frame. Tracks-8 are preferably flexible andconnected to the'fioor and to suitable take up devices, as 9 on thejamb, as shown. By

providing tracks 8 of the cable or other suitable flexible material andof such length that they will lie comparatively slack when the bed is inclosed position, a construction is provided wherein projection andretraction of the bed is effected without jar or an,

abrupt action.

Reference numeral 10 indicates the head closure panel for the cabinet orrecess in the wall of the room the same being hinged, as at 11 to arelatively fixed wall section 12 of the frame for movement therewith.Wall section 12, as now considered provides a.

compartment or chamber 13 ada ted for reception of counter balancingweights 14. Panel 10 is guided in its upward movement by forwardlyextending arms 22, which are construction is compact and therefore verydesirable, especially when the bed is arranged in the recess in a Wall.

Legs, as 15 are provided preferably on pivoted at 22' to the slde of jamb 1, which each side of the free'end portions of the bed frame, thesame being pivotally supported in slots 16 of panel 3 and adapted, whenin closed position, to engage in recesses or-seats 17 extending fromsaid slots 16, as shown. To effect the swingin of le s 15 to an openposition simultaneously Wit the projection of the bed frame, I providesaid legs with extensions 18, to which one end of flexible connections,as '19, are connected, the other ends of said connections being securedat 20 to the jamb. Extensions 18, are provided with curved surfaceportions, as 18, on

which flexible connections 19 engage when the legs are in closedposition, to. enable a desired purchase being bad to effect the openingmovement of said legs. bed fr-ameis swung u wardly, legs 15 swing bygravity to a close position and springs, as 21'bearing thereon tend tohold the same against accidental outward movement.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1 A cabinet of wall bed comprising a casing, a frame provided with abearing member, means for suspending said frame in vertical position forswinging movement to its lowered position and for bodily move- When thev ment in an outward direction, and a flexible track secured to saidcasing at points above and below the lower end of said frame andarranged for engagement by the bearing member on said i 'ame to effectbodily movement of said frame in an outward direction during swingingthereof to its lowe"ed poeition.

A cabinet or Wall bed comprising a frame provided with a bearing membermeans for suspending said frame in vertical, position for swingingmovementfto-i'ts 10wered position and [or bodily movement in an outwarddirection, and a, flexible track arranged for engagei'nent by thebearing member on said frame to efl'eet bodily moyement of said "framein an outiard direction durmg and to said frame, said irmnelbe'img

